| Record Number |
22232 |
| ISBN |
9781250159854 (hardcover) |
| Location |
F WAN |
| Author |
Wang, Ren, (author, ). (illustrator). |
| Title |
The prince and the dressmaker / Jen Wang. |
| Edition |
First edition. |
| Published |
New York. NY : First Second, 2018. |
| ©2018. |
| Collation |
276 pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Content types |
text |
| still image |
| Carrier type |
volume |
| General Note |
Collection: LGBTIQA+ For Young Adults |
| Summary Note |
Prince Sebastian is looking for a bride, or rather, his parents are looking for one for him. Sebastian is too busy hiding his secret life from everyone. At night he puts on daring dresses and takes Paris by storm as the fabulous Lady Crystallia the hottest fashion icon in the world capital of fashion. Sebastian's secret weapon is his dressmaker, Frances - his best friend and only one of the two people who know the truth: sometimes this boy wears dresses. But Frances dreams of greatness and being someone's secret weapon menas being a secret. Forever. How long can Frances defer her dreams to protect her friend? |
| Target Audience |
For ages 12-18 years. -- Publisher. |
| Awards Note |
School Library Journal Best Books, Literary Type: Graphic Novels, 2018. |
| ALSC Notable Children's Book, 2019. |
| Boston Globe Best Children's Books, 2018. |
| Chicago Public Library Best Teen Graphic Novels and Manga, 2018. |
| Harvey Award for Best Children's or Young Adult Book Award Winner, 2018. |
| Harvey Award for Book of the Year Nominee, 2018. |
| Horn Book Fanfare List, 2018. |
| New York Public Library Best Books for Teens, 2018. |
| NPR Best Books, 2018. |
| Prix Jeunesse du Festival d'Angoulême, 2019. |
| Publisher's Weekly Best Young Adult Book, 2018. |
| Rainbow Book List, 2019. |
| Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee, 2020. |
| School Library Journal's Best Books, 2018. |
| Washington Post 10 Best Graphic Novels, 2018. |
| YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2019. |
| Subject |
Cross-dressers -- Comic books, strips, etc |
| Self-acceptance -- Comic books, strips, etc |
| Fairy tales -- Comic books, strips, etc |
| Identity -- Fiction |
| Family life Fiction. |
| Marriage -- Fiction |
| Cartoons and comics |
| Friendship |
| Transvestites -- Fiction |
| Secrecy -- Fiction |
| Young adult fiction -- Comics & Graphic Novels -- Romance |
| Secrets -- Fiction |
| Friendship -- Fiction |
| Cross-dressing -- Fiction |
| Princes -- Fiction |
| Dressmakers -- Fiction |
| LGBTIQA+ For Young Adults |
